GroupHeadnote and flynoteFlynote: Criminal lawSearch Summary: The appellants were indicted and convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced. They appealed against the sentences on the grounds trial judge failed to take into consideration the period which the appellants had spent on remand and that the sentences were excessive. Headnote and Holding: It was also held that failure to deduct the remand period from the sentence rendered the sentence illegal. Accordingly court reduced the sentence taking into consideration the period spent on remand, aggravating and mitigating factors. Download
